Academy of Aerospace and Engineering

Set in Windsor, Connecticut, Academy of Aerospace and Engineering is a reasonably sized four-year high school, run under Capitol Region Education Council. It enrolls 767 students across grades 6 through 12.

Academy of Aerospace and Engineering is one of 16 schools operated by Capitol Region Education Council, a district that enrolls 8,762 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Academy of Aerospace and Engineering shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 33% Black, 10% White, 9% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.3:1 average. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Capitol Planning Region) records that median household earnings sit near $93,394, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Academy of Aerospace and Engineering is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).

The closest other public school is Oliver Ellsworth School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Academy of Aerospace and Engineering.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Academy of Aerospace and Engineering's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 773 (now 767). The White share of enrollment fell from 24% to 10% over that span.

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